| Legends | ||||
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| Studio album by Benny Carter featuring Hank Jones | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | June 16 & 17, 1992 | |||
| Studio | BMG Studios, New York City, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 68:37 | |||
| Label | MusicMasters 65087-2 | |||
| Producer | Ed Berger | |||
| Benny Carter chronology | ||||
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Legends is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1992 and released by the MusicMasters label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "The great altoist Benny Carter is in typically remarkable form at age 85 with a quartet, on five duets with pianist Hank Jones, and on three selections with the truly remarkable trumpeter Doc Cheatham (87 years old at the time). ... there is not a weak track on this classic disc. This set would be recommended even if Carter were 55 rather than 85; the music is timeless and often glorious".
Track listing
All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted
- "The More I See You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 6:46
- "I Was Wrong" – 6:50
- "Wonderland" – 6:26
- "Blues in My Heart" – 10:52
- "You Are" – 4:44
- "People Time" – 3:28
- "No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 6:32
- "Sunset Glow" – 3:21
- "The Little Things That Mean So Much" (Teddy Wilson, Harold Adamson) – 6:33
- "The Legend" – 5:06
- "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 7:59
Personnel
- Benny Carter – alto saxophone
- Doc Cheatham – trumpet (tracks 4, 9 & 11)
- Chris Neville (tracks 9 & 11), Hank Jones (tracks 1-8 & 10) – piano
- Christian McBride – bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9 & 11)
- Lewis Nash – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9 & 11)
References
- Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 10, 2019
- Benny Carter: Selected Discography - Bibliography, accessed June 10, 2019.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Benny Carter: Legends – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2019.